9.7.1. Creating local users

9.7.1.1. Introduction

This procedure describes how to create a new user.

To do this, enter the following:

Mandatory information - username and password

Optional information - email address, first and last name

Select membership of existing groups - Operator, Administrator

Enable or disable this new user

Note

See the presentation of the accounts and groups described in the Presentation of the web interface accounts and their management paragraph.

The graphical interface is described in the `Admin-GBox- Users management` screen of the Web UI.

9.7.1.2. Prerequisites

User: member of Administrators Group

9.7.1.3. Preliminary operations

Connect to the GBox via a browser (see Connection to the web interface via a browser).

9.7.1.4. How to access the `Users management` screen

In the navigation bar, successively click on:
- The `Admin` button
- The `GBox` sub-menu
- The `Users management` command
  
  The `Users` window is displayed.
Click on button (8) `CREATE USER`.

The `Create user` window is displayed, enabling the user to be created.

9.7.1.5. How to create a new user

Enter the following information:

the full name of the new user in field (1) `Username`.

It may contain only letters, numbers, and [@/./+/-/-/_.] characters

in field (5) `Email address`, the email address: optional field

in the field (3) `First name`, the user's first name: optional field

in the field (7) `Last name`, the user's last name: optional field

Choose the rights thus the membership to the group(s):
- Use the selector (4) to select `Operators` and/or `Administrators`.
Enter the password. To do this:

enter it in the `Password` field (2)

enter it again in field (6) `Password confirmation`.

If the two passwords do not match, the following message is displayed: `The two password fields do not match.`

Activate the account with selector (8) `Enabled`.
Confirm your entry with button (9) `Create`.

After validation, the new user appears on the `Users` screen.